You Are Given the Following Payoff Table: Assume the Following

question 36

Essay

You are given the following payoff table: Assume the following probability information is given:
a.Find the values of P(I₁) and P(I₂).
b.What are the values of P(S₁ | I₁), P(S₂ | I₁), P(S₁ | I₂), and P(S₂ | I₂)?
c.Use the decision tree approach and determine the optimal decision strategy. What is the expected value of the solution?
d.Determine the expected value of sample information.

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